So reports are suggesting that we are about to complete the signing of Bayer Leverkuson striker Samed Yesil for £1. This was retweeted by BBC Sport from Tony Barret of the times. His wiki page says this: hah
Here's a good article on the lad: http://www.sabotagetimes.com/footba...be-arsenals-goal-machine-for-the-next-decade/ Arsenal are reportedly making eyes at teenage German striker Samed Yesil. But after the wunderkind’s masterclass in the art of foraging on Thursday, it’s time Arsene stopped faffing around and got the chequebook out. “I get stuck in where it hurts because I want to score goals. It doesn’t matter if I get kicked or fouled. The important thing is I score.” Sounds like my kind of striker, Samed Yesil, in conversation here with FIFA.com. The young German has been certainly been getting stuck in at the U-17 World Cup in Mexico, adding yet more impressive stats to a career that already seems destined to be a prolific one. Aside from grabbing 23 goals in 20 games for Bayer Leverkusen’s U-19 side last season, the perfectly proportioned centre-forward has now netted 19 times in 20 appearances for his country, including eight in qualifying for the UEFA European Under-17 Championship, three in the finals themselves and another six in the world finals, two of them against England in the last eight. Little wonder, then, his team-mates have dubbed the sturdy striker of Turkish extraction “Gerd”, after the greatest German finisher of them all. I get stuck in where it hurts because I want to score goals. It doesn’t matter if I get kicked or fouled With stats like that, the snobs of football might be tempted to label him one of those strikers who only scores goals, like there’s anything wrong with that. But there’s more to the new Bomber’s armoury than just hanging around in the box gobbling up chance after chance. There’s something Romario-like about him. Squat, explosive, brilliant on the ball and two-footed to boot, Yesil is a penalty-box opportunist who can create chances as well as score them, a point he’s proved serving up three assists for his team-mates in Mexico so far. And, as he showed in Germany’s thrilling 3-2 semi-final defeat to the tournament hosts on Thursday night, young Yesil is also a coach’s dream, capable of adapting to any tactical formation and still carry a goal threat. Against the Mexicans, Germany gaffer Steffen Freund has him playing as a lone striker in leg-sapping 34-degree heat, the sharpest of tips on a 4-1-4-1 formation. It’s clear from the opening minutes that he’s only going to be living off scraps while his team-mates attempt to neuter the hosts’ Barça-lite passing game. But of all the strikers on show in Mexico few have displayed Yesil’s ability to feast on the slimmest of pickings. Freund’s Super Bubis are already one down by the time Yesil gets his first real touch of the ball, nine minutes in. It ends in a goal. Spiriting the ball away from centre-half Antonio Briseño’s toes, he takes a stride forward and drills home a low shot from outside the box. A sumptuous floated pass into the path of an advancing team-mate follows, and then he’s off on an electrifying run from the middle of the Mexican half, taking the ball past three defenders and shooting just wide. Yesil single-handedly keeping the Mexico rearguard occupied, the rest of the team can focus on stifling the home side’s fightback. He should have a second goal five minutes before half-time. Peeling away from his markers, he latches onto a long lofted pass from Levent Aycicek and has only the advancing keeper to beat. Choosing to lob the ball with his right foot rather than take it round him, he sends his effort just past the post. Then, snatching possession again from the hapless Briseño on the left, he almost creates another chance. It’s hard to imagine what more a striker can do on such little supply. And when he’s not causing Mexico’s central defenders headaches and taking them on at every turn, he’s tracking back to defend corners and pulling out wide to create space for Germany’s dangerous midfield runners. There’s no chasing lost causes though. It’s all about energy conservation in conditions like these. A deft lay-off at the start of the second half almost sets up Aycicek, before Emre Can, another of Germany’s frighteningly talented young Turks, puts them ahead with a superb solo goal. Freund’s canny tactics appear to have paid off: with Yesil single-handedly keeping the Mexico rearguard occupied, the rest of the team can focus on stifling the home side’s fightback. Out of the game for ten minutes as the pace drops, he collects the ball on the halfway line and switches play to the right flank with a classy crossfield pass to flying wing-back Mitchell Weiser. Mexico then force a scruffy equaliser from a corner, and as the heat and the hosts’ possession play start to take their toll, Yesil is increasingly marginalised. He’s still peeling off to the wing to win the ball, but the midfield support is drying up. Gomez’s cracking bicycle-kick wins it for the hosts late on. A half-chance materialises for Yesil but keeper Sanchez is quickly off his line … and grimacing as the striker leaves half a boot in. An ultimately frustrating afternoon ends with a snipe at the referee for blowing up too early, but there’s not much more “Gerd” could have done today. He hardly had a kick, and yet he almost had a hat-trick. Arsenal have been tailing him for a while, apparently, but after watching Yesil shape silk purses in the torrid Mexican heat, I’ll wager Arsene’s not alone now.
Sounds promising I wont lie though, I've never heard of him nor see him play. But I'm assuming he wont come straight in to the squad? I guess only time will tell, but he definitely sounds like the type of striker we need
As long as he isnt the new N'Gog. Though N'Gog may have developed better if he didnt have to rush in to cover Torres.
Sounds great but like Ass man... can't say he's great until he has played and achieved for us. N.'gog was considered a steal for us at 1mil... had scored like 10 goals in 7 youth games for France... the next great French striker... ... and yes N'Gog did more than earn that xfer fee... but he wasn't the next Henry. Hopefully this guy and Ass man can be fantastic... if not low budget gamble.. unless it prevents us getting someone really top class.
no, N'gog rushing to cover Torres didn't convert him into Bambi. He was just a **** player in the first place
N'Gog wasn't that bad... he just wasn't that good. He wasn't LFC quality but for $1mil as a bench warmer he was a bargain and not much of a risk. The problem wasn't that we had N'Gog; the problem was we didn't have anyone better than N'Gog.
The youth squad has needed this to be fair......We have a good player in Ngoo, and lots of younger decent strikers in Sinclair, nacho and hodzic, but there are very few on the verge of the first team except......Surprised Ecclestone is still with us and this signing could mean he is on his way out.....be interested to see how the Guy performs in the next gen and U21s league as this is where he will most likely be starring this season
